... but I have observed that all that whitespace gets used by writers, directors, actors, et al.

Is white space more important or the unrestricted back and forth of the dialogue? Isn't it better to read:"I don't care.""F*** you!"Instead of reading this :"I don't care."Mark"F*** you!Doesn't it dilute the tension? [Just askin]

Because I use a computer and often 'borrow' passages from other material, I tend to select 'word wrap' in my word documents. This lines up words on both sides of the page and I notice that it tends to make subtle 'extra' spaces between words in a line so words are not 'split' unnecessary. I think the end look is neat.

Because I use a computer and often 'borrow' passages from other material, I tend to select 'word wrap' in my word documents. This lines up words on both sides of the page and I notice that it tends to make subtle 'extra' spaces between words in a line so words are not 'split' unnecessary. I think the end look is neat.

This will hold if you have chosen right AND left justification. The spaces are spread out equally. It can be a pain if you are in an environment that has long strings of characters giving you three of four words in a line and what looks like eight or more spaces between the words.

When you watch the 'extras' on a DVD, and an actor sayssomething like: "They gave me the script, and I read it,and I knew it was for me", I've often wondered if theyloved the script alone, or if they saw themselves doingthe part and making it their own?

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